Leeds and Oldham-Multiculturalism
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- Multiculturalism Case Study-Leeds and Oldham
- Reasons for Segregated Communities
- Support from others-people feel safe/secure when they can associate with others from the same background
- Give a sense of belonging and protection from racial abuse
- A familiar culture-In a strange country, there is comfort from being with people who have similar ideals, beliefs and the same language
- Specialist facilities-provided in many areas, like Mosques for Muslims and Gurdwaras for Sikhs, and familiar food in shops
- Safety in numbers-people have a stronger voice if they are heard as a group
- Employment factors-immigrant groups tend to have low paid jobs or high rates of unemployment-limited money means they can only afford cheaper housing in inner cities
- Support from others-people feel safe/secure when they can associate with others from the same background
- Leeds
- Solutions being tried
- Increasing employment through initiatives to ensure basic skills
- Improving educational provision and opportunities to deprived areas
- Is seeking to improve literacy in areas where English may be a second language
- Aims to provide whole-community facilities to encourage all ethnic groups to mix
- Solutions being tried
- Oldham
- Solutions being tried
- 2 almost fully segregated schools forced to mix-Breeze Hill (90% Asian) and Counthill School (90% White) merging to for Waterhead Academy
- Given shared activities
- Being positive towards mixing races in schools
- Problems of segregation
- Old prejudices passsed to children
- Fighting on racial grounds
- Oldham Riots 2001
- Solutions being tried
- Segregation-when people of different ethnic groups live with only those of their ethnic background, separate from others
- Reasons for Segregated Communities
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